A colony for 50 years, federated , Unified to Ethiopia , in 1991's seceded after three decades of rebellion. Since 1998 Eritrea is at War, harboring proxy warriors especially the notorious Al- Shabab. Torture ,imprisonment , thousands fleeing, no religious freedom , the only university is closed, everybody is in the army, No Parliament, No election, No functioning institution, No free press & all living journalists are in prison. Eritrea is called the North Korea of Africa.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Ethiopia launches attack on rival Eritrea | GlobalPost

Ethiopia's government spokesperson said on Thursday that the country sent troops into neighboring Eritrea to take out "subversive groups," the Associated Press reported. He described the attack as "successful."

The two neighboring rivals fought a war from 1998 to 2000 over a border dispute. An international commission later determined that Eritrea broke international law by invading Ethiopia. which led to the war, the BBC reported.

The “Eritrea government has continued launching attacks at Ethiopia through its proxy groups. The attacks had continued. And the recent attacks against European tourists is one of the reasons for the retaliation,” Shimeles Kemal, a government spokesperson, said. Five foreign tourists were killed and two were kidnapped in January; Ethiopia blamed Eritreans for the attack.